"My body has become stronger again!" Qin Mu felt it when he was pouring water. After returning to his room, he couldn't help but clench his fists, raise his arms, and feel the fullness of power that came with his body becoming stronger.
He seemed to have inexhaustible strength, an urge to throw a punch. The first medicinal bath had the most noticeable effects; Qin Mu could feel his physical body had become even stronger. Although he couldn't compare to Xiangli Yanran now, he was definitely no worse than Qin Yue, who had trained since childhood.
What pleased him even more was that while absorbing spiritual energy, he noticed his own righteous energy was also increasing, albeit only slightly. As the spiritual energy entered his body, it flowed towards the Qihai acupoint, and along the way, a small amount of righteous energy would enter the Tanzhong acupoint.
After practicing the Fierce Beast Revolving Technique, Qin Mu finally understood why it was called the "Fierce Beast" Revolving Technique. It turned out that it allowed people to inhale spiritual energy directly from the air like animals, just like eating, or even to be described as plundering.
Sitting quietly on the bed, Qin Mu took out the manual to calm his excited emotions before putting it away and preparing to take the next step in his cultivation: opening up his meridians.
The twelve meridians begin with the Ren meridian and end with the Du meridian. Only by opening up the Ren and Du meridians can the Heavenly Bridge be connected, making the whole body as one. Therefore, his first step was to open up the meridians starting from the Qihai acupoint.
Although he knew it wouldn't be easy, he still underestimated this step. As soon as the spiritual energy touched his meridians, he felt a sharp pain, his whole body trembled, and he stopped.
"The Confucian ancestors were truly remarkable," Qin Mu said, shaking his head in admiration.
The Confucian spirit of righteousness flows through the blood vessels, specifically the arteries, so that it is not only painless but even slightly comfortable.
Meridians are not like blood vessels. Blood vessels are channels, through which vital energy can easily pass. Meridians, on the other hand, require spiritual energy to gradually clear them into channels, which is naturally much more difficult.
Qin Mu quickly understood the reasoning, but he was helpless in this situation. After all, there were reasons for circulating energy through the meridians, and it was impossible that his ancestors did not know them. Qin Mu did not believe that he could change this problem, and he dared not let spiritual energy circulate through the blood vessels like righteous energy.
If this were possible, there would be no need for them to do it themselves. Under the influence of divine sense, cultivators are very clear about their own condition.
"No pain, no gain!" Qin Mu comforted himself, closed his eyes, and began to open his meridians again.
Time and time again, Qin Mu lost count of how many times he had to stop in pain, but his meridians were still only partially opened, probably not even as long as a finger joint.
"Hoo..." Taking a deep breath, Qin Mu closed his eyes again. He circulated his cultivation technique. Although it was still painful this time, he endured it, slowly, slowly letting the spiritual energy enter his meridians, forming a thin thread that slowly seeped forward.
From the Qihai acupoint to the Shimen acupoint, the distance is only an inch according to the meridians. Qin Mu didn't know how many times or how long it took before he finally managed to get a wisp of spiritual energy through. He couldn't care less about being happy and immediately mobilized a second wisp of spiritual energy to expand the passage again.
Subtle wisps of spiritual energy slowly seeped into the meridians until the entire meridian was filled with spiritual energy.
After filling his body with spiritual energy, Qin Mu withdrew the energy and then let it enter again, repeating this process dozens of times until he felt no more resistance. Only then did he stop, satisfied.
When he opened his eyes, he was surprised to find that it was already bright daylight. He estimated that the medicinal bath and absorption of spiritual energy had only taken a little over an hour, but opening the meridians between the two closest acupoints had taken a whole night.
This is the simplest method. As time goes on, the meridians become farther and farther away from the Qihai acupoint, making it increasingly difficult to open them up.
"No wonder they say cultivation knows no time!" Qin Mu shook his head and sighed.
It was broad daylight outside, so it was safe to say that today's morning exercise was over.
"I need to be more careful when I cultivate in the future. It would be best to have someone guard me, since this isn't home," Qin Mu thought to himself.
The main reason is that he now realizes that last night was actually a bit risky. If he had been disturbed while opening up his meridians, causing his spiritual energy to go astray and damaging his meridians, he would have been devastated.
Spiritual energy is like water flowing through pipes, but if it is forcibly blocked, it may burst the pipes. Not to mention that spiritual energy is more powerful than water, and the meridians are many times more fragile than water pipes.
Actually, it's not surprising that Guiguzi didn't leave any precautions. Even though he was an expert in the I Ching, he couldn't have predicted that his successor would not only be a complete novice in cultivation, but also someone who had never been taught by a teacher.
Qin Mu was unaware that when others cultivated, they were all in quiet rooms. Guards would patrol the area, and even if no one was patrolling, they would set up traps and mechanisms to allow him to sense someone approaching in advance.
I didn't sleep all night, but I'm not sleepy at all. This must be another benefit of cultivation; it can basically replace sleep. However, I still need to solve the stomach problem. I can't just ignore food; I can't just take fasting pills, that would be too wasteful.
Pushing open the door, Qin Mu discovered that there were actually people in the courtyard. One person was leaning against a tree with their eyes closed, resting, while the other was holding a teacup and savoring it. Upon hearing the door open, the person drinking tea finished their drink and put down the teacup.
"Young Master has finished his cultivation!" The one drinking tea was none other than the blind man Bu Fang, who put down his cup and smiled.
"Thank you, Uncle Bu and Second Uncle Bu, for protecting me." Knowing that this was Qin Qiong and Luo Cheng's arrangement, Qin Mu felt a warmth in his heart and bowed to express his gratitude.
"I wouldn't dare accept that, young master. Please have someone bring me food." Bu Fang shook his head slightly.
“We’ve fought side by side, Uncle Bu, why are you being so formal? Just call me Huai Dao or Xiao Mu like you would your cousin,” Qin Mu said with a smile as he walked over.
"That's not appropriate, that's not appropriate."
"Uncle Bu, are you looking down on me? You were taught by my uncle, so you are my elders. What's wrong with that?" Qin Mu raised an eyebrow and asked in return.
"this!"
"It's settled then!" Qin Mu said firmly.
"Alright then, but Huai Dao, don't call me Uncle Bu. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Bu from now on."
"If all else fails, you can just call me Bu Lao Er," Bu Mang added with a faint smile.
"this…"
"It's settled then! We'll each pay our own. We're all roughnecks, we don't stand on ceremony." Before Qin Mu could finish speaking, Bu Fang mimicked Qin Mu's tone.
"Hehe, then I shall respectfully accept your invitation, Brother Bu, Second Brother Bu." Qin Mu paused for a moment, then smiled and clasped his hands in a salute.
"Haha! That's more like it! To be honest, we brothers are the ones who are honored." Bu Mang laughed heartily.
"Brother Bu, you're getting off-topic. With your abilities, you could easily become a general if you wanted to," Qin Mu said, shaking his head.
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